The descendants of Casimir and Joseph Wild
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This is a genealogy site for the descendants of Casimir Wild (1827-1904) and Joseph Wild (1825-1900), brothers who were born in Sinsheim, Germany and resided for many years in Bayfield, Ontario, Canada. Besides Wild, common surnames on this site include Fahnlander, Daggett, Sinner, Etue, Ryder, and many others. Please feel free to contact me with comments, corrections, additions, questions, or just to say hello to a distant cousin. I hope that you enjoy your visit. Jan Credits I am Jan Gallant nee Mattson, great great granddaughter of Casimir Wild. This website is based on genealogy work done some years ago by my mother, Joyce Mattson nee Wild (1929-2004). Without her efforts then, this site would not be here today. Another invaluable resource has been the marvelous book "A Family Called Wild", edited by Dr. Jim Wild in 1989. I would like to thank everyone who has reached out and provided me with information for this site. I would like to particularly thank Peter Etue, maintainer of the Joseph Wild branch of the family tree. |
Features My Swedish Ancestors My father's parents were Amanda Strom (1883-1973) and John Edward "Ed" Mattson (1884-1947), Swede Finns who came through Ellis Island in the early 20th century. Read about the Swede Finns, as well as Amanda's and Ed's stories. Genealogy Links General genealogy links and links of special interest to Wilds, Daggetts, Swede Finns, and other branches of the family tree. Daggett My maternal grandmother was Dorothy Ann "Billie" Daggett (1900-1964), wife of Edward George "Ted" Wild (1892-1980). On her father's side of the family, she could trace her ancestry to John Doggett (1602-1673), an early Massachusetts settler. The Doggett/Daggett family is exceptionally well documented. I have divided this story into three parts: Early Daggett ancestors: Her 17th and 18th century ancestors, including a connection to the Mayflower John Minot Daggett (1818-1905): "Billie" Daggett's grandfather, he went to sea as a young man on whaling ships out of New Bedford, Massachusetts. A lifelong Mason, in 1853 he moved from New England to the Midwest, where his livelihood was tied to the railroad for many years. William Smith Daggett (1864-1912): "Billie" Daggett's father, he served as a US deputy marshal for several years and was a central figure in the Minneapolis/St. Paul census war of 1890. In later years, he was briefly in the patent medicine business. Ryder On her mother's side of the family, my maternal grandmother "Billie" Daggett was descended from Irish immigrants: Michael Ryder (1828-1875): Her maternal grandfather Michael Ryder was from County Mayo in Ireland. He and his wife Rose Joyce (1837-1885) lived in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. Newspaper articles from those years, together with other family information about the Ryders, tell an interesting story of a colorful and likable, albeit imperfect, man. John J. Ryder (1862?-194?), Michael and Rose's son, who my grandmother would have known as Uncle Jack. John J. "Jack" Ryder was a journalist whose brief political career ended after an armed robbery at a brothel in Omaha in 1914. Michael Ryder (1863?-1914), Michael and Rose's other son, who my grandmother would have known as Uncle Mike. Mike Ryder had a couple of run-ins with the law in Minneapolis and St. Paul. He was briefly a sensation in the Twin Cities newspapers when he escaped from the county jail in 1897. And if you enjoy sewing... You might also enjoy visiting my other website www.sewingspider.com. |
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